I was the eldest of the family of 4 children, from parents raised during the depression. I dared not speak out as their strict adherence to rules declared that children should be seen and not heard in public. We had our fun at home with the gentle side of our parents, too. I became the sister in charge when parents needed to go grocery shopping on foot in streets of one of the boroughs of New York City. So I had to entertain my 3 other siblings. When evening came around and we all had beds in one very large room, (wedged up against the walls, I created story time to more...
